C. S. Gray
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Philosophers are constantly using the word fallacy. For them, a fallacy is reasoning that comes to a conclusion without the evidence to support it. This may have to do with pure logic, with the assumptions that the argument is based on, or with the way words are used, especially if they don't keep exactly the same meaning throughout the argument. There are many classic fallacies that occur again and again through the centuries and everywhere in the world. You may have heard of such fallacies as the "ad hominem" fallacy, the "question-begging" fallacy, the "straw man" fallacy, the "slippery slope" fallacy, the "gambler's" fallacy, or the "red herring" fallacy. Look them up and see if you've ever been guilty of any of them.
Examples of fallacy in a Sentence
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
These are straw man fallacies, falsely implying that acknowledging and celebrating the full range of backgrounds, identities and family structures kids bring to the classroom will somehow crowd out instruction time.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
So, there is an economic fallacy here, and the fallacy is that trade deficits actually mean anything.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
The governor and the backers of HSR are willfully ignorant of how their toxic embrace of the sunk cost fallacy is harming California.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 11 May 2025
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“Fallacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallacy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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